The Almanac of OBXNeil

New feature...I'm dedicating the next few months of my blog, a desperately needed return to writing, to the FairTax. Herein, I'll ex...

1) If all of this were to fall apart, I don't think there are enough resources available to do this again. All the easy resources have b...

A transformation: Bacon, eggs, and toast became my friends' new baby. Food Lion chicken lunch. Where to eat privately? Ah! Where one re...

1) It appears we went into Iraq A) to secure the 2nd-largest oil reserves in the world for American companies to control, and B) to continue...

Twenty-year old car. Rust fore to aft. Chemistry is the enemy. Push. Pull. Grunt and groan. Physics versus chemistry. Force wins over time. ...

I have a friend (no, really, it's not me) who is seeing a therapist. S/he has only been a couple of times, but is already looking forwar...

So, it's done. It's over. It's behind me for another 364 days. But whatever could I be relieved over? What's passing prompts...